Source: Fatāwā Amunpuri by Shaykh Ghulam Mustafa Zaheer Amunpuri
If there are both a mufassir (explicit) narration and a mujmal (ambiguous) narration, what should be done?
The mufassir narration is given preference over the mujmal narration.
✔ Imam al-Bukhārī رحمه الله (256 AH):
“The mufassir narration overrides the ambiguous one if it is narrated by trustworthy and reliable narrators.”
(صحيح البخاري, no. 1483)
✔ Imam Ibn al-Mundhir رحمه الله (319 AH):
“The mufassir narration is given precedence over the mujmal one.”
(الأوسط: 2/40)
Conclusion:
When both explicit (mufassir) and ambiguous (mujmal) narrations exist, the explicit narration takes precedence, provided it is reported by trustworthy narrators.
◈ Question:
If there are both a mufassir (explicit) narration and a mujmal (ambiguous) narration, what should be done?
◈ Answer:
The mufassir narration is given preference over the mujmal narration.
❀ Statements of the Scholars
✔ Imam al-Bukhārī رحمه الله (256 AH):
“The mufassir narration overrides the ambiguous one if it is narrated by trustworthy and reliable narrators.”
(صحيح البخاري, no. 1483)
✔ Imam Ibn al-Mundhir رحمه الله (319 AH):
“The mufassir narration is given precedence over the mujmal one.”
(الأوسط: 2/40)
Conclusion:When both explicit (mufassir) and ambiguous (mujmal) narrations exist, the explicit narration takes precedence, provided it is reported by trustworthy narrators.
